Filter device

A filter device, comprising:

• a housing comprising a length extending along a first direction from a first end of the filter device to a second end of the filter device, the housing comprising a width extending along a second direction from a first side of the filter device to a second side of the filter device, wherein a center of the width defines a center line extending along the first direction bisecting the width between the first side of the filter device and the second side of the filter device, and wherein the housing further comprises:
• a first space disposed inside the housing adjacent the first end of the filter device, the first space spanning across the center line, wherein the first space comprises a curved interior wall arranged adjacent the second side of the filter device;
• a second space disposed inside the housing adjacent the second end of the filter device, the second space spanning across the center line;
• a partition wall arranged between the first space and the second space, wherein the partition wall separates the first space from the second space;
• an inlet port arranged on the first side of the filter device, wherein the inlet port is in fluid communication with the first space, and wherein the inlet port comprises an inlet flow direction extending toward the curved interior wall of the first space;
• a communication port arranged in the partition wall, wherein the communication port fluidly interconnects the first space and the second space;
• and
• an outlet port arranged on the second side of the filter device, wherein the outlet port is in fluid communication with the second space;
• wherein, when a centrifugal force is applied to the filter device in the second direction, a blood flow path is defined between the inlet port, the curved interior wall, the communication port, and the outlet port.

A filter device, comprising:

• a housing, comprising:
• a first interior space formed inside the housing, the first interior space comprising an inlet port arranged in fluid communication with the first interior space and a curved interior wall arranged opposite the inlet port;
• a second interior space formed inside the housing, the second interior space comprising an outlet port arranged in fluid communication with the second interior space;
• a partition wall arranged between the first interior space and the second interior space, wherein the partition wall separates the first interior space from the second interior space;
• and
• a communication port disposed in the partition wall, the communication port arranged in fluid communication with the first interior space and the second interior space;
• wherein the first interior space and the second interior space are arranged side-by-side in a first direction that is arranged perpendicular to a centrifugal direction, wherein, when a centrifugal force is applied to the filter device in the centrifugal direction, a blood flow path is defined between the inlet port, the curved interior wall, the communication port, and the outlet port.